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Lead valley between two slopes
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Chipping Norton Roofing

Leadwork & Valleys

The details where roofs meet other things, done in lead and done once.

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Leadwork & Valleys

Leadwork & Valleys in Chipping Norton & Oxfordshire

Lead is still the best material for the awkward parts of a roof, and the awkward parts are where roofs leak. Valleys where two slopes meet, the flashing where a roof runs into a wall, the soakers and step flashing up the side of a chimney and the back gutter behind it.

These details only work if the lead is the right code, the right lengths and dressed properly into the joints, and if it has somewhere to move as it expands. Done right it outlives the roof around it. Done in mastic and mortar it fails in a few winters, which is why so many leaks start in exactly these places.

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Membrane and battens on a hipped roof
What we do

What it covers

  • Valleys relined in lead
  • Chimney flashings and soakers
  • Back gutters behind stacks
  • Abutment flashings to walls
  • Parapet and box gutters
  • Dormer cheeks and tops

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Common problems

What usually goes wrong

Mastic instead of lead

Sealant over a failed flashing buys a season and traps water.

How we handle itThe joint is raked out and the lead is dressed in properly.

Lead runs too long

Over long sheets buckle and split as they expand.

How we handle itLead run in proper lengths with laps and expansion allowed.

A cement fillet instead of a flashing

The mortar fillet along an abutment cracks every time.

How we handle itStepped and dressed lead instead of a mortar line.
How it works

Getting the job done

  • Get in touch

    Call or WhatsApp Maurice, or send the form with a few details and photos of the job.

  • He comes and looks

    Maurice comes out, gets up to the roof and tells you what it actually needs.

  • A price and a date

    You get a written price and a date, and you know what is happening before it starts.

  • Done and left tidy

    The work done, the waste taken away and the place left clean.

FAQ

Leadwork & Valleys: questions

Why does my valley keep leaking?

Old valleys are often lined in materials that have corroded or in mortar that has cracked. Relining in lead sorts it properly.

Can you do the flashing without redoing the roof?

Yes. Flashings, valleys and back gutters are regularly done on their own.

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